Kathy Thomas
Assistant Teaching Professor,
CISA - School of Applied Sciences and Arts
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Phone: 480-727-1490
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Virtual Zoom meeting https://asu.zoom.us/j/9162576022 Santa Catalina Room 252N Arizona State Polytechnic 7001 E. Williams Field Rd Mesa, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 2780Campus: Poly
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Long Bio
If you are interested in speaking to me about the ISS program please contact me.
Dr. Kathy Thomas earned her doctorate in environmental planning from Arizona State University in 2010. With over two decades of dedication to academic excellence, she holds dual bachelor’s degrees, a master’s degree, and a wealth of teaching experience. Since 1994, Dr. Thomas has taught diverse courses at community colleges and universities, focusing on environmental policy, ethics, agribusiness, biology, planning, women’s studies, and the social sciences.
During her 15-year tenure as a full-time administrator at Arizona State University, Dr. Thomas played a pivotal role in integrating the university with the community. She served as a liaison with the community college system, fostering collaboration and engagement.
Dr. Thomas’s research spans various areas, including gender-related policy issues, assisted housing, and gender roles within democracy and political systems. Additionally, she contributes to environmental resource studies and evaluates urban and environmental policies. Currently, Dr. Thomas serves as an assistant teaching professor in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts.
Education
- Ph.D. Environmental Planning, Arizona State University 2010. Dissertation: “The Change of Distribution in Housing Choice Voucher Recipients for City of Phoenix Between 1998, 2004 and 2009.” Dissertation analyzed locational data for women and minorities receiving assisted housing in the City of Phoenix for the years1998, 2004 and 2009. The locational choices that women in assisted housing make and the effects that these choices have on their children were evaluated. The database contained information on over 17,000 recipients and identified geographical trends related to assisted housing recipient locations.
- M.S. Resource Management, Arizona State University 1998. Thesis: Human Resource Evaluation Tools.
- B.S. Zoology, Arizona State University 1995. Research on Women’s Reproductive Health
- B.A. Women’s Studies, Arizona State University 1995.
Research Interests
Focused primarily on policy issues related to gender, assisted housing, and gender roles in democracy and political systems. However, my research also includes environmental resources and urban and environmental policy evaluation.
Publications
- 2019 Kathy Thomas, Nicholas Alozie, Forthcoming Journal of Public Management and Social Policy. Have Voucher Will Relocate? Poverty Deconcentration in a Large American City
- 2017. Kathy Thomas, Nicholas Alozie, Gender, Political Efficacy, and Political Participation in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 2016. Alozie, Nicholas, Kathy Thomas, Patience & Akpan-Obong, Global Liberalization on homosexuality: explaining the African gap The Social Science Journal.
- 2016 Alozie, Nicholas, Kathy Thomas & Patience Akpan-Obong Mass support for Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa & the quest for sustainable development. International Journal of Economic Development.
- 2015 Nicholas Alozie & Kathy Thomas, United States vs. China in Africa: The Policy Battle for Hearts and Minds and the Difference it Makes. Journal of Public Management and Social Policy.
- Mushkatel, A., Guhathakurta, S., Thompson, J., Thomas, K., & Franczak, M. (2009). Housing Choice, Outcomes, and Neighborhood Characteristics in Housing Programs for Individuals with a Serious Mental Illness: Analysis of a Phoenix Survey of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness. Public Administrative Quarterly, winter 481-519.
- Halstead, Robert, Alvin Mushkatel & Kathy Thomas, 2014, Restructuring the U.S. Nuclear Waste Management Program: An Environmental Opportunity for Change? Published by State of Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects (NANP), http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste/.
(Technical Reports)
- Mushkatel, A., Guhathakurta, S., Dantico, M. & Thomas, K. (2005). 2004 City of Phoenix Housing Condition Evaluation Report. Phoenix Department of Housing and Neighborhood Improvement
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| POS 325 | Public Policy Development |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| ISS 494 | Special Topics |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| ISS 494 | Special Topics |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
| STS 306 | Social Effects of Science Tech |
| STS 306 | Social Effects of Science Tech |
| ISS 494 | Special Topics |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| ISS 584 | Internship |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| ISS 514 | Culturl Div&Gender Undrstndng |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| ISS 494 | Special Topics |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
| ISS 494 | Special Topics |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
| STS 306 | Social Effects of Science Tech |
| STS 306 | Social Effects of Science Tech |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
| ISS 599 | Thesis |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| ISS 514 | Culturl Div&Gender Undrstndng |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| ISS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
| ISS 498 | Pro-Seminar |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| STS 304 | Science, Technology & Society |
| ISS 593 | Applied Project |
| ISS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ISS 584 | Internship |
| ISS 494 | Special Topics |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
| ISS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| ISS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| POS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| ISS 593 | Applied Project |
| ISS 599 | Thesis |
| ISS 584 | Internship |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| ISS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| ISS 494 | Special Topics |
| ISS 598 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| STS 306 | Social Effects of Science Tech |
| STS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| STS 306 | Social Effects of Science Tech |
| ISS 599 | Thesis |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology |
| SOC 352 | Social Change |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
| SOC 241 | Modern Social Problems |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| SOC 332 | The Modern City |
| WST 300 | Women & Gender Contempry Soc |
| ISS 599 | Thesis |
| ISS 590 | Reading and Conference |
| STS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
Editorships
Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Behavioral and Social Science
Production Editor for The Journal of Public Management & Social Policy
Production Editor for The African Social Science Review